Along the Trail Quotes

“Once again, they'd been dealt the painful reminder that safety was a well-crafted illusion. Safety didn't exist on the trail.”
― Kaci Curtis, Along the Trail

“She glimpsed the fluidity of life in that moment. It was like a river that couldn't be damned, its rapids never slowed. Even when the waters seemed smooth and calm, they were still moving forward.”
― Kaci Curtis, Along the Trail

“It was hard work, metamorphosis. Just as it was hard work, inching across the prairie, grinding mile after mile into dust beneath their feet.”
― Kaci Curtis, Along the Trail

“The unknown was like a phantom to Winnie. At times it beckoned excitedly, eager to show her things. Other times it loomed before her, a specter that could not be outrun or overpowered.”
― Kaci Curtis, Along the Trail

“I was scared of everything. I think... I think I grew up watching my mother be afraid of everything." She paused. "I didn't realize there was another way to be, if you were a woman.”
― Kaci Curtis , Along the Trail